The first car finally arrived in December, but many pieces were still missing. They trickled in each day, sometimes hand-carried across the Atlantic. We were on a first-name basis with all the UPS and FedEx delivery staff in West Palm Beach. Our first shakedown test was at Palm Beach International Raceway, close to our home base in Riviera Beach and then an ensuing shakedown at Homestead. Unfortunately, there were still some key components missing and we were forced to run the car at a reduced rate, unable to see the true potential of the car. We weren’t able to test as frequently as we wanted in the condensed timeframe, but that’s what happens with a new car. The holidays came and went, and we found ourselves heading for the Roar. The second car arrived Jan. 8 and still needed quite a bit work to be track ready. That left us with one car for the Roar and six drivers to sh...